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IMPORTANT INFO & UPDATES

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​Response to

COVID-19 and

Our Volunteer

​Programs
 

As an organization, we are taking great health precautions and care for our small + mighty staff of 2, our members, community volunteers and the unhoused brothers and sisters we serve.

Hot meal prep and distributions on Wednesday and Friday nights are cancelled until April. However, we are still picking up food from other sources and distributing to communities in need across Oakland. If you are a restaurant, caterer or had a catered event that was cancelled, please contact us. We prefer individually wrapped meals. We are not accepting home cooked meals. If you have non-perishable food to donate, please contact us.
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We are adhering to the no large gatherings and social distancing guidelines. Our next Feed the Hood event would normally be in April, but we will likely postpone until June.

Our Efforts re COVID-19 

Serving our unhoused brothers/sisters and other vulnerable populations across Oakland (seniors, disabled, people with pre-existing health conditions). 

Food
We are resourcing food. We pick up and distribute food from restaurants, caterers, and cancelled catered events. We distribute individually packaged meals. We are not accepting home cooked meals. If you are a restaurant or caterer with leftover food, please contact us.
Supplies
We are purchasing and distributing critical sanitation and general supplies. 
We are in need of the following supplies: hand sanitizer, disinfect wipes (Clorox or off brand), disinfect spray (Lysol or off brand), no-shower body wipes, rubbing alcohol, Aloe Vera gel, gloves, vitamin C drink packets, water bottles, masks, heavy duty tarps, shoe slip covers, drinking water jugs. 
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Working with everyone from families, schools, to corporations, we offer volunteer opportunities and ways to make impact in Oakland.

To explore tailored volunteer opportunities or for large groups, contact us. 

Check out our volunteer opportunities: 

Weekly Hot Meal Prep
Feed the Hood
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Weekly Hot Meal Prep and Distribution to Curbside Communities 
With gracious donations and coordination from nonprofit Peninsula Food Runners, we have embarked on distributing 400 lbs of excess gourmet food from Silicon Valley and the South Bay to those in need in Oakland each week.

We meet every Wednesday and Friday, 6 PM unless listed otherwise below. 

​Wednesday hot meal distribution: 6 PM, meet at the curbside community at 77th Ave. and Hawley Ave. You will see us with tables. If you have any large boxes or large grocery shopping bags, please bring them! Needs: donate and bring cases of water bottles, juice boxes, bottles of salad dressing. Please dress warmly as we serve outside.

Contact us by phone or text at 
510-990-0775 for questions/directions. 
  • EOC has been working with the E.8th Street and Alameda Ave. curbside community, off High Street and adjacent to Home Depot Oakland, since late 2017. The City of Oakland began closing the site February 3 and concluded March 13. We did our last hot meal distribution at this site on February 26. 
  • ​​​Our caterer is closed. No hot meal distributions until further notice.

Friday hot meal distribution: 6 PM, meet at Oakland City Church, 2735 MacArthur Blvd., Oakland. If you have any large boxes or large grocery shopping bags, please bring them! Needs: donate and bring cases of water bottles. 
  • ​Our caterer is closed. No hot meal distributions until further notice.

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Contact us by phone or text at 510-990-0775 for questions/directions. 
Feed the Hood
The Feed the Hood program provides community members with large scale opportunities to donate money, goods and time to provide food and necessities to unhoused populations across Oakland. ​
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Mail

P.O. Box 5382
​Oakland, CA 94605

Distribution Office

7800 MacArthur Blvd.
​Oakland, CA 94605

Telephone

510.990.0775

Email​

Stay Connected

info@eastoaklandcollective.com
  • Home
  • About
    • About Us
    • Focus Areas and Programs >
      • Economic Empowerment
      • Homeless Services & Solutions
      • Community Planning >
        • Power the People Project
    • Our Team
    • News
  • COVID-19 Relief
  • Calendar
  • Support
  • Gallery
  • Feed the Hood
  • Connect
  • Jobs
  • Volunteer